Will my boyfriend ever stop taking snorting xanax :(:(?

My boyfriend has been taking xanax for a few years since being doagnose with type one diabetes... He also was addicted to roxacets( pain pills) but kicked the habit and was very proud of him. But now i feel ike this is his new obsession. He prob SNORTS(UGH) about 3 2 miligram xanax bars every day. He calims he needs them for sleep but he takes them WAAAAAAY before bedtime... he occasionally looks all messed up when he takes them but not all the time..he is def not taking recommended dosage. i told him my concerns multiple times and claims hes not doin it as much anymore , but i dont believe him becaus ehe will sneak into the bathroom in teh am and snort one when he frigin wakes up! UGHH will he ever stop? or is he just to far gone with this addiction? also he somethimes runs out and trys to buy them from people because cant sleep without it... what should i say to him? break up or threatedn too? i love hima nd wanna stick by his side but i almost need a time limit for this too end!! help pleas e respoces would be greatly appreciated

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Benzodiazepine addiction is very serious but very possible to recover from. Unfortunately, until your boyfriend has a reason to quit, he probably won't. In the meantime, you have to make a decision. Can you be with someone who isn't facing his problem? Can you be with someone who lies about his use of drugs?

Until he hits bottom and sees what he is doing to himself, he will continue to use. He has an addiction. He can recover but will always be an addict. I am a recovering addict that no longer uses illegal drugs to medicate my feelings, but I am still an addict. I had to attend counseling and quit the unprescribed drugs to regain my sanity. It ain't easy, but it is possible.

I can recommend a website for you to visit called benzobuddies.com It is a site of folks that are or have recovered from benzodiazepine addiction like xanax. Check it out and read about other peoples stories on this site.

Only you can decide whether you want to put up with this behavior. You aren't a bad person if you don't want to. You may have to give your boyfriend an ultimatum before he realizes that his addiction is preventing you from having a fully rewarding relationship. If you do, you must not turn back if he choses the drug over your relationship. If that is the case, you deserve better than that, to be honest. Tough love is not easy, but sometimes very necessary when it comes to helping a loved one that is an addict.

Thanks Laurieshay, yes i know sooner or later im going to have to make him choose. Funny this is this has happend with us before! He was addicted to pain pills BAD. he calimed he had it nder control until one day i just had it. Called him up said i cant ever marry some one who does pills. He cried to me and said he knows he needs help and quit them. That was about a month ago... but i dunno if this is teh same cycyle starting all over again. ugh!!!

From what you have shared, it sounds like he is going down the path that is fimiliar to him, the one of addiction. Benzodiazepines like xanax can be very difficult to recover from, possible but difficult. The withdrawls if stopped abruptly, even if tapered sometimes, can be very debilitating. He must taper off them very slowly and over much time in order to prevent serious withdrawl symptoms like seizures.

Not trying to scare you, just want you to realize the severity of the situation. The sooner he begins the process of getting off the xanax the easier it will be. The longer he is using the xanax the more difficult the recovery is.

Did you check out the website I mentioned? Benzobuddies.com

I wish you two the very best, please take care of yourself and keep in touch,